Suspect wanted after teen is attacked, kissed on Brooklyn subway platform

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Sunday, February 25, 2024
Suspect wanted after teen attacked, kissed on Brooklyn subway platform
Police are searching for a suspect after a teen was attacked and kissed on a subway platform in Brooklyn.

CANARSIE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are looking to track down a man who investigators say attacked a teenager on a Brooklyn subway platform.

They say the man approached a 15-year-old just before midnight on Friday at the Halsey Street Station - pushed her, grabbed her cell phone, pinned her down, and groped her.

The teenager says the man also kissed her.

Police say the suspect appears to be in his thirties, 5'8" with a dark complexion.

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Phil Taitt reports.

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